The focus of the GSWS Program is on interdisciplinary teaching and research, and the wide range of interests among our faculty reflects this focus. The GSWS faculty are all well-known scholars who have published books on topics ranging from women's experimental writing to domestic service in Turkey.
Our core faculty are listed below. We also have a large number of affiliated faculty who teach occasional courses of interest to the GSWS community.
Core Faculty
Bose , Diya Assistant Professor Email: [[dbose]]
Office: Boswell Hall 319
Office Hours: W: 12:00pm-1:30pm and R: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Research Areas: Gender, Sexuality & Intersectionality, Criminal Legal Systems & Colonialism
Castillo, Victoria Teaching Professor of Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies Office: Morton Hall 318
Phone: 757-221-1456
Email: [[vcastillo]]
French, Kara Associate Professor of History and Director of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Email: [[kfrench]]
Losh, Elizabeth Duane A. & Virginia S. Dittman Professor of English & American Studies Office: Samuel E. Jones House 318
Office Hours:
Phone: 757-221-3636
Email: [[emlosh]]
McKinney, Claire Assistant Professor of Government and Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies (Curriculum Coordinator) Office: Chancellors Hall 320
Links: [[cmckinney, Email]]
Office Hours: On leave for AY 2025-2026
Research Interests: Political Theory, Gender & Politics
Meyer, Leisa Professor, History, American Studies, and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies (On-Leave Spring 24) Office: College Apartments 203
Email: [[ldmeye]]
Regional Areas of Research: United States
Thematic Areas of Research: Cultural/Intellectual, Popular Culture and Media, Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Pamment, Claire Associate Professor of Theatre and Performance, and Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Office: Phi Beta Kappa Hall 212
Email: [[clpamment]]
Phone: 757-221-2670
Office Hours: Mondays 11:00 am-1:00 pm, or by appointment
Putzi, Jennifer Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies and English Office: Tucker Hall 217
Office Hours: Swem Library 145D -Fridays 10-12 (Fall 2025)
Email: [[jlputz]]
Raitt, Suzanne Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences; Chancellor Professor of English Office: Ewell Hall 134
Email: [[sxrait]]
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